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A 1990 action drama film starring Creator/TomCruise as Cole Trickle, a USAC UsefulNotes/IndyCar race car driver who enters the world of UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}. His cocky attitude gets him into trouble with not only other drivers, but his own team as well. Written by Creator/RobertTowne and directed by Creator/TonyScott, the film co-stars Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/RandyQuaid, Creator/MichaelRooker, Creator/JohnCReilly, Creator/CaryElwes, and Cruise's then girlfriend, Creator/NicoleKidman.
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A 1990 action drama film starring Creator/TomCruise as Cole Trickle, a USAC former UsefulNotes/IndyCar race car driver who enters the world of UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}. His cocky attitude gets him into trouble with not only other drivers, but his own team as well. Written by Creator/RobertTowne and directed by Creator/TonyScott, the film co-stars Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/RandyQuaid, Creator/MichaelRooker, Creator/JohnCReilly, Creator/CaryElwes, and Cruise's then girlfriend, Creator/NicoleKidman.
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* TheAllegedExpert: Cole comes into NASCAR with numerous accolades for his open-wheel experience, but finds out that a stock car handles ''very'' differently than he's used to. Also see UncertifiedExpert below.
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* TheAllegedExpert: Cole comes into NASCAR with numerous accolades for his open-wheel experience, experience but finds out that a stock car handles ''very'' differently than he's used to. Also see UncertifiedExpert below.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: Despite the official cooperation of NASCAR and several race teams,[[note]]primarily Hendrick Motorsports,[[/note]] the movie still has some howling inaccuracies. As Richard Petty once said, there are only two things the movie has in common with real NASCAR: "The cars have numbers on them, and they go fast. That's about it." Here are some of the more egregious things that any NASCAR fan or driver will point out:
** A NASCAR Cup Series team needs more than ''one'' car. This is not just a question of repairing damage and having a backup car ready, but of suitability. In actual NASCAR seasons, a team builds numerous cars for each team: restrictor plate cars for Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, cars exclusively for the road course races at Watkins Glen, Sonoma as well as the Pocono races,[[note]]Pocono is technically an oval track, but its long straightaways and three corners of different design make it behave like a road course[[/note]] cars specifically built for the short track races at venues like Bristol and Martinsville, cars specifically built for the non-plate superspeedways, and cars built for the intermediate length tracks.
*** While not common in the 1990's (due to the massive influx in spending in the sport at the time), many teams ran with one car and do today. It is even more common in sports like Indy, F1 and sportscars (both prototype and GT) in which teams will replace most of the cars aero and parts when switching from say Le Mans to Spa or such. Risi Competizone had to sit out most of the 2018 Weather Tech Sportscar Championship (aka WTSC, The top North American Sports Car series and formerly named the ALMS [American Le Mans Series]) after they destroyed their Ferrari 488 at Le Mans that year (The World Endurance Championship's [WEC] "Global All Stars" race that invites top teams from the WEC, WTSC, And ELMS/[=AsLMS=] (European & Asian Le Mans Series respectively).
** Or that even Trickle couldn't pass everybody else in the race in the last three laps at Daytona. Unless he's an [[RubberBandAI AI driver]] who has superhuman abilities that even Dale Earnhardt was incapable of making.[[note]]As a reference, Dale Earnhardt's final victory, the 2000 Winston 500, saw Earnhardt climb from 18th to 1st in the last five laps.[[/note]] During the Darlington race earlier in the movie, the driver would have lost a lot more than just two positions with the extra time he spent on pit road under green, due to the egg-shaped configuration.
*** The race was not under a green flag at the time. The entire field (or at least all lead lap cars) pitted with 3 laps to go, something that would never happen under green, because they had been running under green flag conditions for 68 laps and no-one had enough fuel to finish. Of course, that means anyone not getting tires, or only 2 tires, would be very quickly overtaken by those on fresh tires, so not changing tires would be a stupid choice. However, under the rules of NASCAR at the time, the race would likely have finished under caution, which they were allowed to do at the time. With 3 laps to go, there would be at least 1 lap with the pace car lights on to collect the field and another with them off, indicating that at the end of the lap the pace car will leave the track and the race will go green when the field comes to the start/finish line. Therefore, there would only be 1 lap to get the track ready for green (or they won't turn the lights off on the pace car), and only 1 green flag lap to finish the race. If the yellow was just for Rowdy's spin as Cole took the lead, it is possible that just the last lap could happen under green, since there would not be a lot of clean-up required. It is not obvious that this is why the yellow came out, as Rowdy saved the car, and his spot on the lead lap, and no-one else crashed. This was slightly before NASCAR would red flag a race to clean up after a wreck in an attempt to finish under green (of course the pits would be closed for a red flag), and several years before they started doing the Green/White/Checker finishes, after the scheduled number of laps were completed, like they do now.
** A NASCAR Cup Series team needs more than ''one'' car. This is not just a question of repairing damage and having a backup car ready, but of suitability. In actual NASCAR seasons, a team builds numerous cars for each team: restrictor plate cars for Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, cars exclusively for the road course races at Watkins Glen, Sonoma as well as the Pocono races,[[note]]Pocono is technically an oval track, but its long straightaways and three corners of different design make it behave like a road course[[/note]] cars specifically built for the short track races at venues like Bristol and Martinsville, cars specifically built for the non-plate superspeedways, and cars built for the intermediate length tracks.
*** While not common in the 1990's (due to the massive influx in spending in the sport at the time), many teams ran with one car and do today. It is even more common in sports like Indy, F1 and sportscars (both prototype and GT) in which teams will replace most of the cars aero and parts when switching from say Le Mans to Spa or such. Risi Competizone had to sit out most of the 2018 Weather Tech Sportscar Championship (aka WTSC, The top North American Sports Car series and formerly named the ALMS [American Le Mans Series]) after they destroyed their Ferrari 488 at Le Mans that year (The World Endurance Championship's [WEC] "Global All Stars" race that invites top teams from the WEC, WTSC, And ELMS/[=AsLMS=] (European & Asian Le Mans Series respectively).
** Or that even Trickle couldn't pass everybody else in the race in the last three laps at Daytona. Unless he's an [[RubberBandAI AI driver]] who has superhuman abilities that even Dale Earnhardt was incapable of making.[[note]]As a reference, Dale Earnhardt's final victory, the 2000 Winston 500, saw Earnhardt climb from 18th to 1st in the last five laps.[[/note]] During the Darlington race earlier in the movie, the driver would have lost a lot more than just two positions with the extra time he spent on pit road under green, due to the egg-shaped configuration.
*** The race was not under a green flag at the time. The entire field (or at least all lead lap cars) pitted with 3 laps to go, something that would never happen under green, because they had been running under green flag conditions for 68 laps and no-one had enough fuel to finish. Of course, that means anyone not getting tires, or only 2 tires, would be very quickly overtaken by those on fresh tires, so not changing tires would be a stupid choice. However, under the rules of NASCAR at the time, the race would likely have finished under caution, which they were allowed to do at the time. With 3 laps to go, there would be at least 1 lap with the pace car lights on to collect the field and another with them off, indicating that at the end of the lap the pace car will leave the track and the race will go green when the field comes to the start/finish line. Therefore, there would only be 1 lap to get the track ready for green (or they won't turn the lights off on the pace car), and only 1 green flag lap to finish the race. If the yellow was just for Rowdy's spin as Cole took the lead, it is possible that just the last lap could happen under green, since there would not be a lot of clean-up required. It is not obvious that this is why the yellow came out, as Rowdy saved the car, and his spot on the lead lap, and no-one else crashed. This was slightly before NASCAR would red flag a race to clean up after a wreck in an attempt to finish under green (of course the pits would be closed for a red flag), and several years before they started doing the Green/White/Checker finishes, after the scheduled number of laps were completed, like they do now.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: Despite the official cooperation of NASCAR and several race teams,[[note]]primarily Hendrick Motorsports,[[/note]] teams, the movie still has some howling inaccuracies. As Richard Petty once said, there are only two things the movie has in common with real NASCAR: "The cars have numbers on them, and they go fast. That's inaccuracies about it." Here are some of the more egregious things that any NASCAR fan or driver will point out:
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**A In the 1990s, NASCAR Cup Series team needs more than ''one'' teams rarely had only one car. This is was not just a question of repairing damage and having a backup car ready, but of suitability. In actual NASCAR seasons, a the team builds built numerous cars for cars, each team: restrictor plate cars specialized to the various types of tracks in the series. However, it has become more common since then for Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, cars exclusively for teams to run one car.
** Even Trickle couldn't pass everybody else in theroad course races at Watkins Glen, Sonoma as well as race in the Pocono races,[[note]]Pocono is technically an oval track, but its long straightaways and last three corners of different design make it behave like laps at Daytona. Unless he's an [[RubberBandAI AI driver]] who has superhuman abilities. During the Darlington race earlier in the movie, the driver would have lost a lot more than just two positions with the extra time he spent on pit road course[[/note]] cars specifically built for under green, due to the short track races at venues like Bristol and Martinsville, cars specifically built for the non-plate superspeedways, and cars built for the intermediate length tracks.egg-shaped configuration.
*** While not common in the 1990's (due to the massive influx in spending in the sport at the time), many teams ran with one car and do today. It is even more common in sports like Indy, F1 and sportscars (both prototype and GT) in which teams will replace most of the cars aero and parts when switching from say Le Mans to Spa or such. Risi Competizone had to sit out most of the 2018 Weather Tech Sportscar Championship (aka WTSC, The top North American Sports Car series and formerly named the ALMS [American Le Mans Series]) after they destroyed their Ferrari 488 at Le Mans that year (The World Endurance Championship's [WEC] "Global All Stars" race that invites top teams from the WEC, WTSC, And ELMS/[=AsLMS=] (European & Asian Le Mans Series respectively).
** Or that even Trickle couldn't pass everybody else in the race in the last three laps at Daytona. Unless he's an [[RubberBandAI AI driver]] who has superhuman abilities that even Dale Earnhardt was incapable of making.[[note]]As a reference, Dale Earnhardt's final victory, the 2000 Winston 500, saw Earnhardt climb from 18th to 1st in the last five laps.[[/note]] During the Darlington race earlier in the movie, the driver would have lost a lot more than just two positions with the extra time he spent on pit road under green, due to the egg-shaped configuration.
***The race was not under a green flag at the time. The entire field (or at least all lead lap cars) pitted with 3 laps to go, something that would never happen under green, because they had been running under green flag conditions for 68 laps and no-one had enough fuel to finish. Of course, that means anyone not getting tires, or only 2 tires, would be very quickly overtaken by those on fresh tires, so not changing tires would be a stupid choice. However, under the rules of NASCAR at the time, the race would likely have finished under caution, which they were allowed to do at the time. With 3 laps to go, there would be at least 1 lap with the pace car lights on to collect the field and another with them off, indicating that at the end of the lap the pace car will leave the track and the race will go green when the field comes to the start/finish line. Therefore, there would only be 1 lap to get the track ready for green (or they won't turn the lights off on the pace car), and only 1 green flag lap to finish the race. If the yellow was just for Rowdy's spin as Cole took the lead, it is possible that just the last lap could happen under green, since there would not be a lot of clean-up required. It is not obvious that this is why the yellow came out, as Rowdy saved the car, and his spot on the lead lap, and no-one else crashed. This was slightly before NASCAR would red flag a race to clean up after a wreck in an attempt to finish under green (of course the pits would be closed for a red flag), and several years before they started doing the Green/White/Checker finishes, after the scheduled number of laps were completed, like they do now.
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** After the caution in the final race when Cole beats the pace car out of pit road, the race restarts with Wheeler, the leader, starting on the inside line. Wheeler's car should have been on the outside line, since, prior to June 2009, double-file restarts in NASCAR only happened in the non-point events and on the initial start in points races. Prior to June 2009, lead-lap cars restarted on the outside line and lap-down cars restarted on the inside line.[[note]]The rule change was made to prevent lap-down cars from interfering with the leaders and making it hard for anyone to challenge the leader[[/note]]
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** After the caution in the final race when Cole beats the pace car out of pit road, the race restarts with Wheeler, the leader, starting on the inside line. Wheeler's car should have been on the outside line, since, prior to June 2009, double-file restarts in NASCAR only happened in the non-point events and on the initial start in points races. Prior to June 2009, lead-lap cars restarted on the outside line and lap-down cars restarted on the inside line.[[note]]The rule change was made to prevent lap-down cars from interfering with the leaders and making it hard for anyone to challenge the leader[[/note]]
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* ImprobableAge: Nicole Kidman was only 23 when cast as a neurosurgeon. At that age, she would at most be only halfway through medical school.
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* ICouldaBeenAContender: A third of the way through the film, an exhausted Cole confides in Harry that the reason he's joined the stock car circuit is that he's fleeing from a scandal that embroiled his previous racing career. The team owner of his old life used his victories to promote the sale of junk bonds and stolen yachts. When his crimes came to light, Cole was forced to leave that sport in disgrace despite having been acquitted as a potential accomplice for the scams and thefts. Said owner being Cole's own ''father'' didn't do much to help his image either.
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-->'''Harry:''' When Buddy hit the wall in turn two, he was jabbering on the microphone about as fast as he was talking! 'Unconscious' my ass, that was the loudest talking unconscious man you ever heard in your life! There wasn't nothing killed Buddy but his own imagination.
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-->'''Harry:''' When Buddy hit the wall in turn two, he was jabbering on the microphone about as fast as he was talking! driving! 'Unconscious' my ass, that was the loudest talking unconscious man you ever heard in your life! There wasn't nothing killed Buddy but his own imagination.
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* TakingTheHeat: It's implied Harry did this in the wake of Buddy Bretherton's fatal crash: it was rumored that, as crew chief, he overlooked a flaw in the car's design which led to his driver's death, and Harry let that stand instead of telilng the truth, that Buddy's nerves got the better of him and made him lose control.
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* TakingTheHeat: It's implied Harry did this in the wake of Buddy Bretherton's fatal crash: it was rumored that, as crew chief, he overlooked a flaw in the car's design which led to his driver's death, and Harry let that stand instead of telilng telling the truth, that Buddy's nerves got the better of him and made him lose control.
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* NervousWreck: According to Harry, what killed Buddy Bretherton wasn't any problem with the car, but his own fear after a previous wreck.
-->'''Harry:''' When Buddy hit the wall in turn two, he was jabbering on the microphone about as fast as he was talking! 'Unconscious' my ass, that was the loudest talking unconscious man you ever heard in your life! There wasn't nothing killed Buddy but his own imagination.
-->'''Harry:''' When Buddy hit the wall in turn two, he was jabbering on the microphone about as fast as he was talking! 'Unconscious' my ass, that was the loudest talking unconscious man you ever heard in your life! There wasn't nothing killed Buddy but his own imagination.
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* TakingTheHeat: It's implied Harry did this in the wake of Buddy Bretherton's fatal crash: it was rumored that, as crew chief, he overlooked a flaw in the car's design which led to his driver's death, and Harry let that stand instead of telilng the truth, that Buddy's nerves got the better of him and made him lose control.
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* HospitalHottie: Neurosurgeon Claire Lewicki, as portrayed by Creator/NicoleKidman.
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* FairCop: Subverted in that [[spoiler: she wasn't really a cop]]
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*** The race was not under a green flag at the time. The entire field (or at least all lead lap cars) pitted with 3 laps to go, something that would never happen under green, because they had been running under green flag conditions for 68 laps and no-one had enough fuel to finish. Of course, that means anyone not getting tires, or only 2 tires, would be very quickly overtaken by those on fresh tires, so not changing tires would be a stupid choice. However, under the rules of NASCAR at the time, the race would likely have finished under caution. With 3 laps to go, everyone would run at least 1 caution lap before the pits opened, and there would be at least 1 lap with the pace car lights out indicating the next lap will go green, meaning that there would only be 1 lap to get the track ready for green (or they won't turn the lights off on the pace car). If the yellow was just for Rowdy's spin as Cole took the lead, it is possible that just the last lap could happen under green. This was slightly before NASCAR would red flag a race to clean up after a wreck in an attempt to finish under green (of course the pits would be closed for a red flag), and several years before they started doing the Green/White/Checker finishes, after the scheduled number of laps were completed, like they do now.
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*** The race was not under a green flag at the time. The entire field (or at least all lead lap cars) pitted with 3 laps to go, something that would never happen under green, because they had been running under green flag conditions for 68 laps and no-one had enough fuel to finish. Of course, that means anyone not getting tires, or only 2 tires, would be very quickly overtaken by those on fresh tires, so not changing tires would be a stupid choice. However, under the rules of NASCAR at the time, the race would likely have finished under caution. caution, which they were allowed to do at the time. With 3 laps to go, everyone would run at least 1 caution lap before the pits opened, and there would be at least 1 lap with the pace car lights out on to collect the field and another with them off, indicating that at the next end of the lap the pace car will leave the track and the race will go green, meaning that green when the field comes to the start/finish line. Therefore, there would only be 1 lap to get the track ready for green (or they won't turn the lights off on the pace car). car), and only 1 green flag lap to finish the race. If the yellow was just for Rowdy's spin as Cole took the lead, it is possible that just the last lap could happen under green.green, since there would not be a lot of clean-up required. It is not obvious that this is why the yellow came out, as Rowdy saved the car, and his spot on the lead lap, and no-one else crashed. This was slightly before NASCAR would red flag a race to clean up after a wreck in an attempt to finish under green (of course the pits would be closed for a red flag), and several years before they started doing the Green/White/Checker finishes, after the scheduled number of laps were completed, like they do now.
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*** The race was not under a green flag at the time. The entire field (or at least all lead lap cars) pitted with 3 laps to go, something that would never happen under green, because they had been running under green flag conditions for 68 laps and no-one had enough fuel to finish. Of course, that means anyone not getting tires, or only 2 tires, would be very quickly overtaken by those on fresh tires, so not changing tires would be a stupid choice. However, under the rules of NASCAR at the time, the race would likely have finished under caution. With 3 laps to go, everyone would run at least 1 caution lap before the pits opened, and there would be at least 1 lap with the pace car lights out indicating the next lap will go green, meaning that there would only be 1 lap to get the track ready for green (or they won't turn the lights off on the pace car). If the yellow was just for Rowdy's spin as Cole took the lead, it is possible that just the last lap would happen under green. This was slightly before NASCAR would red flag a race to clean up after a wreck in an attempt to finish under green, and several years before they started doing the Green/White/Checker finishes, after the scheduled number of laps were completed, like they do now.
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*** The race was not under a green flag at the time. The entire field (or at least all lead lap cars) pitted with 3 laps to go, something that would never happen under green, because they had been running under green flag conditions for 68 laps and no-one had enough fuel to finish. Of course, that means anyone not getting tires, or only 2 tires, would be very quickly overtaken by those on fresh tires, so not changing tires would be a stupid choice. However, under the rules of NASCAR at the time, the race would likely have finished under caution. With 3 laps to go, everyone would run at least 1 caution lap before the pits opened, and there would be at least 1 lap with the pace car lights out indicating the next lap will go green, meaning that there would only be 1 lap to get the track ready for green (or they won't turn the lights off on the pace car). If the yellow was just for Rowdy's spin as Cole took the lead, it is possible that just the last lap would could happen under green. This was slightly before NASCAR would red flag a race to clean up after a wreck in an attempt to finish under green, green (of course the pits would be closed for a red flag), and several years before they started doing the Green/White/Checker finishes, after the scheduled number of laps were completed, like they do now.
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***The race was not under a green flag at the time. The entire field (or at least all lead lap cars) pitted with 3 laps to go, something that would never happen under green, because they had been running under green flag conditions for 68 laps and no-one had enough fuel to finish. Of course, that means anyone not getting tires, or only 2 tires, would be very quickly overtaken by those on fresh tires, so not changing tires would be a stupid choice. However, under the rules of NASCAR at the time, the race would likely have finished under caution. With 3 laps to go, everyone would run at least 1 caution lap before the pits opened, and there would be at least 1 lap with the pace car lights out indicating the next lap will go green, meaning that there would only be 1 lap to get the track ready for green (or they won't turn the lights off on the pace car). If the yellow was just for Rowdy's spin as Cole took the lead, it is possible that just the last lap would happen under green. This was slightly before NASCAR would red flag a race to clean up after a wreck in an attempt to finish under green, and several years before they started doing the Green/White/Checker finishes, after the scheduled number of laps were completed, like they do now.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Tim Daland is definitely more interested in having a winner driving his cars, and when Russ Wheeler takes over for Cole after Cole's crash and succeeds Daland stops providing support to Cole and Harry in favor of his new meal ticket.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Tim Daland is definitely more interested in having a winner driving his cars, and when Russ Wheeler takes over for Cole after Cole's crash and succeeds Daland stops providing support to Cole and Harry in favor of his new meal ticket.
* HesBack: After Cole deftly maneuvers through a crash very similar to the one that nearly killed him, he gets his confidence back and goes charging after Wheeler.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Daland orders Wheeler's pit crew to help Cole's crew push his car out ahead of the pace car. When a race official says he can't do that because it isn't his car, Daland says it's his ''engine'' in that car and he ordered his guys to push his engine.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Harry "retired" from NASCAR after an accident that killed driver Buddy Bretherton. Daland coaxes him back by telling him there won't be any investigation into Bretherton's death.
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* TemptingFate: Wheeler's crew chief radios him and tells him Cole will try a slingshot pass on the last turn. Wheeler brushes it off, saying he knows Cole and Cole will ''always'' try to make the pass on the outside.
-->'''Wheeler:''' He's going high!
-->''(Wheeler maneuvers to block, and Cole instead dives down to the inside)''
-->'''Wheeler:''' [[OhCrap HE'S GOING LOW!]]
-->'''Wheeler:''' He's going high!
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-->'''Wheeler:''' [[OhCrap HE'S GOING LOW!]]
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During the film, a TimeCompressionMontage of Cole getting bullied by Rowdy Burns early in the season is set to the Spencer Davis Group's upbeat ''Gimme Some Lovin'''.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During the film, a TimeCompressionMontage FailureMontage of Cole getting bullied by Rowdy Burns continously wrecking early in the season is set to the Spencer Davis Group's upbeat ''Gimme Some Lovin'''.
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* TheAllegedExpert: Cole comes into NASCAR with numerous accolades for his open wheel experience, but finds out that a stock car handles ''very'' differently than he's used to. Also see UncertifiedExpert below.
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-->'''Big John:''' If you two wanna turn yourselves into a greasy spot on a country road somewhere, go right ahead. I don't give a shit and I don't think anybody else does, regardless what they say to your face. But you two monkeys are not going to do it on my racetrack...You trade paint one more time, you so much as touch, I'm gonna Black Flag the two of you, and take apart your racecars for three-hundred laps. Then, if you pass inspection and you put your cars back together, I ''might'' let you back into the race.
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-->'''Big John:''' If you two wanna turn yourselves into a greasy spot on a country road somewhere, go right ahead. I don't give a shit and I don't think anybody else does, regardless of what they say to your face. But you two monkeys are not going to do it on my racetrack...You trade paint one more time, you so much as touch, I'm gonna Black Flag the two of you, and take apart your racecars for three-hundred three hundred laps. Then, if you pass inspection and you put your cars back together, I ''might'' let you back into the race.
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** After the caution in the final race when Cole beats the pace car out of pit road, the race restarts with Wheeler, the leader, starting on the inside line. Wheeler's car should have been on the outside line, since, prior to June 2009, double-file restarts in NASCAR only happened in the non-point events and on the initial start in points races. Prior to June 2009, lead-lap cars restarted on the outside line and lap down cars restarted on the inside line.[[note]]The rule change was made to prevent lap-down cars from interfering with the leaders and making it hard for anyone to challenge the leader[[/note]]
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** After the caution in the final race when Cole beats the pace car out of pit road, the race restarts with Wheeler, the leader, starting on the inside line. Wheeler's car should have been on the outside line, since, prior to June 2009, double-file restarts in NASCAR only happened in the non-point events and on the initial start in points races. Prior to June 2009, lead-lap cars restarted on the outside line and lap down lap-down cars restarted on the inside line.[[note]]The rule change was made to prevent lap-down cars from interfering with the leaders and making it hard for anyone to challenge the leader[[/note]]
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** Cole Trickle's Mello Yello scheme would later be used by Kyle Petty during the 1991-1994 season, and by Kyle Larson for an one-off throwback at the 2015 Southern 500. For Kyle Petty, that scheme is considered his most successful one, with his only realistic chance of a title, in 1992. Coincidentally, both Petty and Larson drove for the exact same team (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) and the exact same number (42) while driving this scheme.[[note]]Petty raced this scheme with SABCO Racing (pre-Ganassi buyout of the team); while Larson raced this scheme with the present-day Ganassi-Sabates.[[/note]]
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** Cole Trickle's Mello Yello scheme would later be used by Kyle Petty during the 1991-1994 season, and by Kyle Larson for an a one-off throwback at the 2015 Southern 500. For Kyle Petty, that scheme is considered his most successful one, with his only realistic chance of a title, in 1992. Coincidentally, both Petty and Larson drove for the exact same team (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) and the exact same number (42) while driving this scheme.[[note]]Petty raced this scheme with SABCO Racing (pre-Ganassi buyout of the team); while Larson raced this scheme with the present-day Ganassi-Sabates.[[/note]]
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: "Cole Trickle" was derided by some critics as too much of a stereotype NASCAR sounding name. Except that the name is a ShoutOut to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Trickle Dick Trickle.]]
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: "Cole Trickle" was derided by some critics as too much of a stereotype NASCAR sounding NASCAR-sounding name. Except that the name is a ShoutOut to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Trickle Dick Trickle.]]
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* SpiritualSuccessor: Creator/TomCruise controls (pilots) an [[Film/TopGun extremely fast piece of machinery]], deals with a [[HeroicBSOD crisis]] about 2/3's of the way in following a traumatic accident involving a friend, only to come out of it at the end and win the heart of his [[UptownGirl higher-class love interest.]] All with a power ballad soundtrack. This movie was also directed by Tony Scott.
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A 1990 action drama starring Creator/TomCruise as Cole Trickle, a USAC UsefulNotes/IndyCar race car driver who enters the world of UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}. His attitude gets him into trouble with not only other drivers, but his own team as well. Directed by Creator/TonyScott, the film co-stars Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/RandyQuaid, Creator/CaryElwes, and Cruise's then girlfriend, Creator/NicoleKidman.
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A 1990 action drama starring Creator/TomCruise as Cole Trickle, a USAC UsefulNotes/IndyCar race car driver who enters the world of UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}. His attitude gets him into trouble with not only other drivers, but his own team as well. Directed by Creator/TonyScott, the film co-stars Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/RandyQuaid, Creator/CaryElwes, and Cruise's then girlfriend, Creator/NicoleKidman.
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A 1990 action drama film starring Creator/TomCruise as Cole Trickle, a USAC UsefulNotes/IndyCar race car driver who enters the world of UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}. His cocky attitude gets him into trouble with not only other drivers, but his own team as well.
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* TheAllegedExpert: Cole comes into NASCAR with numerous accolades for his sprint car experience, but finds out that a stock car handles ''very'' differently than he's used to. Also see UncertifiedExpert below.
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* TheAllegedExpert: Cole comes into NASCAR with numerous accolades for his sprint car open wheel experience, but finds out that a stock car handles ''very'' differently than he's used to. Also see UncertifiedExpert below.
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* SocietyMarchesOn: One of the ways Cole shows Rowdy how sick he is following his head injury is illustrating Rowdy's failure to name what should be a quite obvious racing trophy he'd won: the Winston Cup, awarded for winning the final standing championship in NASCAR's highest-level series. In real life, because of the decline in the acceptance of smoking, the championship is now sponsored by energy drink company Monster Energy (previously communications company Nextel, and then Sprint once Sprint merged operations with Nextel).
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Nicole Kidman's Australian accent repeatedly slips as she plays Claire, who is supposed to be American.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Nicole Kidman's Australian accent repeatedly slips through as she plays Claire, who is supposed to be American.
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Nicole Kidmans character isn't meant to be fanservice. It's not an inverted trope, it's averted and not a notable one at that.
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* HospitalHottie: Nicole Kidman in a lab coat. Enough said.
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* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: Inverted with Cole, who confesses that he doesn't understand any of Harry's car jargon.
-->'''Cole:''' I don't know what that means, "a turn here", "a wedge there", I don't know!
-->'''Harry:''' ...How is that possible?
-->'''Cole:''' Does it matter? They, they told me to get in the car and drive, and I could drive.
* TheMentor: Harry to Cole.
-->'''Cole:''' I don't know what that means, "a turn here", "a wedge there", I don't know!
-->'''Harry:''' ...How is that possible?
-->'''Cole:''' Does it matter? They, they told me to get in the car and drive, and I could drive.
* TheMentor: Harry to Cole.
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-->'''Cole:''' I don't know what that means, "a turn here", "a wedge there", I don't know!
-->'''Harry:''' ...How is that possible?
-->'''Cole:''' Does it matter? They, they told me to get in the car and drive, and I could drive.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Nicole Kidman's Australian accent repeatedly slips as she plays Claire, who is supposed to be American.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During the film, a TimeCompressionMontage of Cole getting bullied by Rowdy Burns early in the season is set to the Spencer Davis Group's upbeat Gimme Some Lovin'.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During the film, a TimeCompressionMontage of Cole getting bullied by Rowdy Burns early in the season is set to the Spencer Davis Group's upbeat Gimme ''Gimme Some Lovin'.Lovin'''.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: During the film, a TimeCompressionMontage of Cole getting bullied by Rowdy Burns early in the season is set to the Spencer Davis Group's upbeat Gimme Some Lovin'.
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A 1990 action drama starring Creator/TomCruise as Cole Trickle, a USAC UsefulNotes/IndyCar race car driver who enters the world of UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}. His attitude gets him into trouble with not only other drivers, but his own team as well. Directed by Creator/TonyScott, the film co-stars Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/RandyQuaid, Creator/CaryElwes, and Cruise's future ex-wife, Creator/NicoleKidman.
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A 1990 action drama starring Creator/TomCruise as Cole Trickle, a USAC UsefulNotes/IndyCar race car driver who enters the world of UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}. His attitude gets him into trouble with not only other drivers, but his own team as well. Directed by Creator/TonyScott, the film co-stars Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/RandyQuaid, Creator/CaryElwes, and Cruise's future ex-wife, then girlfriend, Creator/NicoleKidman.
